Mads Larsen (boxer)
# Mads Larsen (boxer)

Mads Larsen (born 9 February 1973) is a former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2012. He held the IBO super middleweight title from 1997 to 1999. He challenged once for the unified WBA (Super) and IBF super middleweight titles in 2003. At regional level, he held the EBU European super middleweight title in 2003.

## Professional career

In October 1993, Larsen turned professional winning his first fight in Storebaelthallen, Korsoer, Denmark on the undercard of a bill that included Danish stars Johnny Bredahl, Jimmy Bredahl and Brian Nielsen. In that fight Larsen beat England's Martin Jolley with a knockout in the fourth round.

### Title fights

After 18 fights and a record of 17 wins and 1 loss (on cuts), Larsen won his first title belt, the vacant IBO world super middleweight title, in May 1997 with a fourth-round knockout win over American Shannon Landberg.

Larsen went on to win his next 10 straight fights, including three defenses of his IBO title. In his next fight in March 1999, Larsen retained his IBO title and also picked up the WBF title with a win over Thulani "Sugar Boy" Malinga with a tenth-round knockout on home turf at the Falconer Centret, Copenhagen.

### Ottke fight

Larsen won his next fifteen fights and remained unbeaten when he signed for his highest profile fight in September 2003 at the Messehalle, Erfurt, Thuringia, in Germany when he challenged fellow unbeaten fighter, the German, Sven Ottke for his WBA and IBF super middleweight titles. However, Larsen suffered the second defeat of his career when Ottke beat Larsen. After a hard-fought fight Larsen lost on points by a majority decision.

Larsen then won a European super middleweight title only one month later, beating German Danilo Haussler on points.

## Break from boxing

Following a shoulder injury as well as a promotion dispute, Larsen spent over three years out of the ring and returned in May 2007 after he signed with Sauerland Promotions. Since his return, Larsen has won all his fights and had an EBU title fight scheduled for January 16, 2010 in Aarhus, Denmark. His opponent was originally planned to be Dimitri Sartison, who lost to Mikkel Kessler in a WBA title bout in June 2008.

Larsen made an unsuccessful comeback bid in January 2010, suffering a TKO to Brian Magee. After the fight, Larsen was accused of doping on the basis of a blood-sample, but was later cleared of all charges by the Danish Boxing Association

## Professional boxing record

| 55 fights | 51 wins | 4 losses |
| - | - | - |
| By knockout | 38 | 3 |
| By decision | 13 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 55 | Loss | 51–4 | Luke Blackledge | KO | 4 (8), 1:20 | 12 Jun 2012 | Herning Kongrescenter, Herning | |
| 54 | Loss | 51–3 | Brian Magee | TKO | 7 (12), 0:15 | 30 Jan 2010 | NRGi Arena, Aarhus | For vacant EBU (European) Super Middleweight title. |
| 53 | Win | 51–2 | Roberto Cocco | TKO | 7 (10), 1:49 | 20 Dec 2008 | Hallenstadion, Zürich | |
| 52 | Win | 50–2 | Ross Thompson | UD | 8 | 29 Mar 2008 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | |
| 51 | Win | 49–2 | Emiliano Cayetano | UD | 8 | 27 Oct 2007 | Messehalle, Erfurt, Thuringia | |
| 50 | Win | 48–2 | Nader Hamdan | UD | 8 | 18 Aug 2007 | Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin | |
| 49 | Win | 47–2 | Hector Javier Velazco | UD | 8 | 23 Jun 2007 | Stadthalle Oldenburg, Zwickau, Sachsen | |
| 48 | Win | 46–2 | Vasily Andriyanov | UD | 8 | 8 May 2007 | Pabellon San Jose, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha | |
| 47 | Win | 45–2 | Danilo Häussler | UD | 12 | 4 Oct 2003 | Stadthalle, Oldenburg, Zwickau, Sachsen | Won EBU (European) Super Middleweight title. |
| 46 | Loss | 44–2 | Sven Ottke | MD | 12 | 6 Sep 2003 | Messehalle, Erfurt, Thuringia | For WBA & IBF Super Middleweight titles. |
| 45 | Win | 44–1 | Andy Liebning | KO | 5 (8), 2:59 | 11 Apr 2003 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 44 | Win | 43–1 | Roberto Coelho | UD | 8 | 8 Nov 2002 | Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark | |
| 43 | Win | 42–1 | Rogerio Cacciatore | KO | 2 (8), 0:54 | 25 Oct 2002 | Esbjerg Stadionhal, Esbjerg, Denmark | |
| 42 | Win | 41–1 | Chris Walsh | TKO | 3 (8), 0:01 | 4 Oct 2002 | Holbæk stadionhal, Holbæk, Denmark | |
| 41 | Win | 40–1 | Mohamed Siluvangi | UD | 8 | 15 Mar 2002 | Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg, Denmark | |
| 40 | Win | 39–1 | Ramon Arturo Britez | UD | 8 | 8 Feb 2002 | Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark | |
| 39 | Win | 38–1 | Jose Spearman | KO | 6 (8), 2:59 | 16 Nov 2001 | Roskilde Hallerne, Roskilde, Denmark | |
| 38 | Win | 37–1 | Anthony Stephens | KO | 2 (8), 1:55 | 9 Mar 2001 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 37 | Win | 36–1 | Lloyd Bryan | TKO | 7 (8) | 9 Feb 2001 | Odense Sports Park, Odense, Denmark | |
| 36 | Win | 35–1 | Nick Rupa | TKO | 4 (8) | 1 Dec 2000 | Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg, Denmark | |
| 35 | Win | 34–1 | Anton Robinson | KO | 1 (8), 2:26 | 3 Nov 2000 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 34 | Win | 33–1 | Danny Phippen | KO | 1 (8), 2:59 | 6 Oct 2000 | Næstved Hallen, Næstved, Denmark | |
| 33 | Win | 32–1 | Omar Eduardo Gonzalez | KO | 6 (12), 2:08 | 26 Nov 1999 | Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg, Denmark | Retained WBF (Federation) Super middleweight title. |
| 32 | Win | 31–1 | Roni Martinez | KO | 1 (8) | 29 Oct 1999 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 31 | Win | 30–1 | Simon Brown | RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | 1 Oct 1999 | Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark | |
| 30 | Win | 29–1 | Thulani Malinga | RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | 19 Mar 1999 | Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark | Won WBF (Federation) Super middleweight title. Retained IBO Super middleweight title. |
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Peter Venancio | KO | 7 (12) | 16 Oct 1998 | Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark | Retained IBO Super middleweight title. |
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Lee Fortune | TKO | 6 (8), 2:56 | 4 Sep 1998 | Kolding-Hallen, Kolding, Denmark | |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Rob Bleakley | TKO | 4 (8), 2:50 | 1 May 1998 | Kolding Teater, Kolding, Denmark | |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Bruno Ruben Godoy | KO | 7 (12), 1:46 | 20 Mar 1998 | Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark | Retained IBO Super middleweight title. |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Hugo Sclarandi | UD | 8 | 27 Feb 1998 | Storebaelthallen, Korsør, Denmark | |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Ray Domenge | KO | 3 (8), 1:20 | 13 Feb 1998 | Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark | |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Soon Botes | TKO | 7 (12), 2:54 | 14 Nov 1997 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | Retained IBO Super middleweight title. |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Roger Turner | TKO | 2 (8), 0:47 | 3 Oct 1997 | Østre Gasværk Teater, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Carl Jones | KO | 1 (8), 1:10 | 12 Sep 1997 | Kolding-Hallen, Kolding, Denmark | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Melvin Wynn | KO | 2 (8), 2:51 | 5 Jul 1997 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Shannon Landberg | KO | 4 (12), 2:33 | 2 May 1997 | Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark | Won vacant IBO Super middleweight title. |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Allen Smith | KO | 3 (8), 1:57 | 14 Mar 1997 | Odense Sports Park, Odense, Denmark | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Larry Kenney | KO | 3 (6) | 14 Feb 1997 | Sundbyoster Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Jerry Brown | KO | 1 (6), 2:05 | 24 Jan 1997 | Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Tyrone Jackson | UD | 6 | 18 Oct 1996 | Idraettens hus, Vejle, Denmark | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Lee Crocker | KO | 1 (6) | 31 May 1996 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 13 | Loss | 12–1 | Trevor Ambrose | TKO | 2 (6) | 11 May 1996 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England | Larsen was stopped with a cut caused by an elbow from Ambrose. |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Eduardo Jaquez | KO | 3 (8), 2:58 | 26 Apr 1996 | Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jose Cataneo | KO | 1 (8), 1:57 | 29 Mar 1996 | Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Hunter Clay | RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | 12 Jan 1996 | Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Norberto Bueno | KO | 3 (8), 2:31 | 24 Nov 1995 | Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Kevin Whaley-El | KO | 3 (8) | 20 Oct 1995 | Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Tony McCrimmion | TKO | 4 (6), 2:55 | 9 Jun 1995 | Bramdrupdam Hallerne, Kolding, Denmark | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Will Jones | KO | 1 (6) | 28 Apr 1995 | Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Ernie Loveridge | TKO | 3 (6), 2:02 | 17 Mar 1995 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Paul Matthews | TKO | 4 (6), 0:30 | 11 Nov 1994 | Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Horace Fleary | UD | 6 | 7 Oct 1994 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Marvin O'Brien | UD | 6 | 5 Dec 1993 | Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Martin Jolley | KO | 3 (4), 1:59 | 29 Oct 1993 | Storebaelthallen, Korsør, Denmark | Professional debut. |
